THE REIGN OF GREED

THE REIGN OF GREED

THE REIGN OF GREED
THE REIGN OF GREED
EL
FILIBUSTERISMO
CLEOFE, GENNY GRACE D. | BSMT 2Y2 - 3
❑ second novel written by Jose Rizal EL FILIBUSTERISMO
❑ Dedicated to GOMBURZA
❑ October 1887 - Rizal began writing El Filibusterismo
❑ March 29, 1891 - He finally completed the book
❑ Published in September 18, 1891 in Ghent, Brussels
❑ Supported and funded by Valentin Ventura
❑ It was originally written in Spanish
❑ The “Filibusterismo” is derived from the simpler term
Filibustero.
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❑ F. Meyer van Loo Press

❑ Full of revenge and anger.
❑ This novel encourgaed the people who
experienced abuse to revenge and seek
for justice using violent means.
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CHARACTERS OF
THE NOVEL
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SIMOUN

❑ the continuation of the character of Crisostomo from

being idealistic; the cruel society made him pessimistic.

❑ Using his wealth, he encouraged the people who

experienced abuse to join him in his rebellion against the
church and the society.
Basilio El Filibusterismo
❑ He was the son of Sisa and was adopted by Kapitan Tiago
❑ A medicine student and the boyfriend of Juli

Isagani
❑ He was the nephew of a good priest named Padre Florentino
❑ He was the idealistic and a student leader.
❑ He was the friend of Basilion and the boyfriend of Maria Paula
Gomez.
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G. Pasta
❑ He was a former idealistic Filipino but
because of the corruption in the
government he became self-centered.
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Juli
❑ She was the less fortunate daughter of Ca Tales and teh
girlfriend of Basilio.
❑ When her father was abducted by the rebels, she offered her
service to Hermane Penchang to get the money for the ransom.
❑ When Basilio was imprisoned, she offered her body to a priest
for the release of Basilio
❑ Because of the different misfortunes that she experienced, she
commited suicide.
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Cabesang Tales
❑ A farmer who rented a piece of land from the corporation of
the friars.
❑ When the friars wanted to increase the tax for the land he
refused and then he was abducted and later he joined the
plan of Simoun
❑ But instead of attaining justice, he faced his death.
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Placido Pinetente
❑ He was a student from the province.
❑ A scholar and a victim of a self-centered
professor.
❑ He walked out from school and joined the
❑ plan of Simoun.
Don Custodio
El Filibusterismo
❑ A Spaniard who was placed in the high position in the
government even if he was not educated and did not have
enough skills.

Maria Paulita Gomez

❑ She was the girlfriend of Isagani but in the end she married
another man just to follow the request of her Aunt Donya
Victorina.
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Padre Florentino
❑ The relative of Isagani and good Filipino
priest.